Sales in which a Price is paid for Goods to be Delivered Later (As-Salam)

Allah's Apostle came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance
the price of fruits to be delivered within one or two years. (The
sub-narrator is in doubt whether it was one to two years or two to
three years.) The Prophet said, "Whoever pays money in advance for
dates (to be delivered later) should pay it for known specified weight
and measure (of the dates)."

The Prophet came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the
price of dates to be delivered within two or three years. He said (to
them), "Whoever pays in advance the price of a thing to be delivered
later should pay it for a specified measure at specified weight for a
specified period."

The Prophet came (to Medina) and he told the people (regarding the
payment of money in advance that they should pay it) for a known
specified measure and a known specified weight and a known specified
period.

Muhammad or 'Abdullah bin Abu Al-Mujalid said, "Abdullah bin Shaddad
and Abu Burda differed regarding As-Salam, so they sent me to Ibn Abi
Aufa and I asked him about it. He replied, 'In the life-time of
Allah's Apostle, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, we used to pay in advance the
prices of wheat, barley, dried grapes and dates to be delivered later.
I also asked Ibn Abza and he, too, replied as above.' "

Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda sent me to 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa
and told me to ask 'Abdullah whether the people in the life-time of
the Prophet used to pay in advance for wheat (to be delivered later).
Abdullah replied, "We used to pay in advance to the peasants of Sham
for wheat, barley and olive oil of a known specified measure to be
delivered in a specified period." I asked (him), "Was the price paid
(in advance) to those who had the things to be delivered later?"
Abdullah bin Aufa replied, "We did not use to ask them about that."
Then they sent me to 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza and I asked him. He
replied, "The companions of the Prophet used to practice Salam in the
life-time of the Prophet; and we did not use to ask them whether they
had standing crops or not."

I asked Ibn 'Abbas about Salam for (the fruits of) date-palms. He
replied "The Prophet forbade the sale a dates on the trees till they
became fit for eating and could be weighed." A man asked what to be
weighed (as the dates were still on the trees). Another man sitting
beside Ibn 'Abbas replied, "Till they are cut and stored." Narrated
Abu Al-Bakhtari: I heard Ibn Abbas (saying) that the Prophet forbade
... etc. as above.

I asked Ibn Umar about Salam (the fruits of) date-palms. He replied,
"The Prophet forbade the sale of dates till their benefit becomes
evident and fit for eating and also the sale of silver (for gold) on
credit." I asked Ibn 'Abbas about Salam for dates and he replied, "The
Prophet forbade the sale of dates till they were fit for eating and
could be estimated."

I asked Ibn 'Umar about Salam for dates. Ibn 'Umar replied, "The
Prophet forbade the sale (the fruits) of datepalms until they were fit
for eating and also forbade the sale of silver for gold on credit." I
also asked Ibn 'Abbas about it. Ibn 'Abbas replied, "The Prophet
forbade the sale of dates till they were fit for eating, and could be
weighed." I asked him, "What is to be weighed (as the dates are on the
trees)?" A man sitting by Ibn 'Abbas said, "It means till they are cut
and stored."

We argued at Ibrahim's dwelling place about mortgaging in Salam. He
said, "Aisha said, 'The Prophet bought some foodstuff from a Jew on
credit and the payment was to be made by a definite period, and he
mortgaged his iron armor to him."

The Prophet came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the
prices of fruits to be delivered within two to three years. The
Prophet said (to them), "Buy fruits by paying their prices in advance
on condition that the fruits are to be delivered to you according to a
fixed specified measure within a fixed specified period." Ibn Najih
said, " ... by specified measure and specified weight."

Abu Burda and 'Abdullah bin Shaddad sent me to 'Abdur Rahman bin Abza
and 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa to ask them about the Salaf (Salam). They
said, "We used to get war booty while we were with Allah's Apostle and
when the peasants of Sham came to us we used to pay them in advance
for wheat, barley, and oil to be delivered within a fixed period." I
asked them, "Did the peasants own standing crops or not?" They
replied, "We never asked them about it."

The people used to sell camels on the basis of Habal-al-Habala. The
Prophet forbade such sale. Nafi' explained Habalal-Habala by saying.
"The camel is to be delivered to the buyer after the she-camel gives
birth."

Allah's Apostle gave a verdict regarding Shuf'a in every undivided
joint thing (property). But if the limits are defined (or demarcated)
or the ways and streets are fixed, then there is no pre-emption.

While I was standing with Sad bin Abi Waqqas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama
came and put his hand on my shoulder. Meanwhile Abu Rafi', the freed
slave of the Prophet came and asked Sad to buy from him the (two)
dwellings which were in his house. Sad said, "By Allah I will not buy
them." Al-Miswar said, "By Allah, you shall buy them." Sad replied,
"By Allah, I will not pay more than four thousand (Dirhams) by
installments." Abu Rafi' said, "I have been offered five hundred
Dinars (for it) and had I not heard the Prophet saying, 'The neighbor
has more right than anyone else because of his nearness, I would not
give them to you for four-thousand (Dirhams) while I am offered
five-hundred Dinars (one Dinar equals ten Dirhams) for them." So, he
sold it to Sad.